vankel >> your gal maybe getting bored with milk - one of the signs of weaning actually.
x >> rotateq is a similar vaccine to rotarix. no clue abt the polyclinic one.
ting >> i have that GF book too...read it many x..with all due respect, somehow dre is really not GF-compliant.
1) GF says, use half feed, unlatch and offer food. Thing is, Dre drinks her milk within 5mins now, the "mid point" is like barely a min or two before I need to unlatch her and she becomes a very unhappy babe, plus there's leaks..so this idea doesn't quite pan out for me.
2) abt the intro of foods...i dunno abt the filling up too quickly - but she is a huge eater. the avocados we gave her ain't small. i had prb finishing one on my own! and she could carry on another milk feed + bb rice, all in the same sitting. the price to pay is she had problems flipping after that...big bellied bb...what a sight..! ok, over-eating, next.
3) Intro of new foods during noon - Dre doesn't do that, she only accepts new food during the evening feeds..
"constipation" >> Dre had a visit to the PD today WRT not pooping for 6 days. apparently, much ado over nothing. completely normal for bbs, even breast-fed ones. this no-poop syndrome can go on for 2 months! though the worst my PD has seen was 22 days. since both SF and I weren't comfy that she had a six days' worth of poop - we asked for an enema. given, and it was a real poopy mess! but Dre was happy that the poop was finally out and couldn't stop grinning.
Erm..why did I "..." the word constipation? Because, real bb constipation is when their stools are hard. PD says to rem what the stool was BEFORE the no-poop syndrome began..if the last stool was soft, you can be sure, all is fine. However, if her last stool before her poopless days began were hard, then it is something of concern (very rare)..thus, for mummies fretting over the no-poo thingy, rest easy. completely normal.
it's a myth that giving certain foods will help excavate the tummy. unlike adults, bb's digestion works differently at this pt in time..
last bit, this poop-less syndrome usually begins in and around the 6th month, but everything should revert to normal by 1 yo...
and after all that poopy drama, i got to use the accurate weighing scales at the PD's clinic..Dre is registering 6.8kg today!